https://www.circleid.com/posts/20210320-is-icann-running-a-racket/
"Patrick (Overstock's founder and then-CEO) wanted to buy o.com. He sat across from me and slid a check for $1,000,000 payable to ICANN across my desk…If my memory serves me correctly, Patrick offered $2 million."
Is ICANN holding the world hostage?